The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-07-28
TO THE FARMERS OF NORTH
CAROLINA.

Without cooperation. we can have no
organization, without organization we can
lave no system, without system we can
do nothing. This is the bedrock idea
upon which rests our farmers clubs and
other 9 organizations. It was this that
brought into being our splendid conven-
ton on the 26th of January last, where
was organized our North Carolina Farm
ers' Association. It was the design and
purpose of that convention to make this
Association a permanent institution. Not
permanent, but that it should grow and
strengthen and develop until it should en-
brace in it's membership all the farmers Of
our State. Never before in all the history
Of this country, have the farmers felt so
strongly the imperative necessity for Or
ganization. In the Northern and North
western States their organization is NOV
ing steadily onward; throughout the
South the movement is not only hopeful
and significant, but wonderful, and prom
Uses at no distant day to enlist the sym
pathy and active cooperation and sup
port of all the Intelligent and progressive
farmers of the South.
Recently a convention of representative
farmers of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas
was held at Waco, Texas, to institute and
prosecute such measures as would aid and
advance the movement.
On the 10th of August a convention of
the farmers of the ten cotton States is
called to meet in Atlanta, Ga, to consider
the causes of the depression existing in
the great industry of agriculture in the
South, and if possible to find and apply the
remedy. At this convention, steps will
be taken, most probably, for the call and
organization Of a National Farmers Asso-
citation. On the second Wednesday in
January next, our State Association will
meet in the city Of Greensboro, N. G.
The gratifying and rapid progress made
in our State, in organizing farmers clubs
and the organization of oranges, inspires
the belief that the farmers Of the Old
North State are being aroused as never
before, and that they will be fully pre-
pared to fall into line with their brother
farmers and with their best endeayor and
truest loyalty, strive to advance this the
greatest Of all our great industries.
We, the Executive Committee Of the
| North Carolina Farmers Association, APP
peal to the farmers of our State to organ
ize. Establish neighborhood OR township
clubs; from these, organize county clubs,
and thus be in a position to be properly
represented in our State Association, and
other representative bodies of our farmers.
We respectfully but earnestly suggest
that meetings of farmers be called. and
held in every neighborhood as soon as
the busy season in our crops shall have
passed. Preparation it now. Begin to
agitate it. Write to the PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, Raleigh, N. c., the official organ
of our State Association, for the form of
Constitution and Bylaws, which will be
mailed to applicants free of charge.
1t is necessary that the Secretary of
our State Association should have and
keep a complete directory of the farmers
clubs throughout the State.
We therefore ask that every club an the
State whether it. be county or township
| club send at once to our Secretary, MR. B.
F. HESTER, OXFORD, n. c., the name and
postobitce address of each, the President,
Tce-P President, Secretary and Treasurer
together acih the number Of members IN the
club, and the date Of its organization.
We trust that each member of a club
| receiving this address will be sure to call
the attention of his club to this very i'm
portant matter.
- On behalf Of the Farmers State
Association, we respectfully ask the
various papers of the State to give this
address a place in their columns.
D.. r. PARKER,
A. Nj. MeIvER.
D. Men. McKoY. Elk. Com.